Stanchion-assembling apparatus.



NAS/14,218. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

o. W. WAssoN & J. w. HUTGHINGS.

STANCHION ASSEMBLING APPARATUS.

` APPLIGATION FILBD'OOTJQ. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFHE.

CHARLES l/V. VVASSON, OF FRENDSHIP, AND JUDD WV. HUTCHINGS, OF

CUBA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO THE VASSON STANCHION COM- PANY, OF CUBA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

STANCHION-ASSENIBLING APPARATUS.

v Specification of' Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed October 19,1906. Serial No. 339,597.

To all who/1t t Wawy con/cern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. VVAssoN and J UDD W. HUToHrNGs, citizens of the United States, and residents of Friendship and Cuba, respectively, in the county of Allegany and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stanchion- Assembling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus designed to be used for assembling and uniting the parts of cattle-stanchions of the kind shown and described, for example, in Letters Patent of the United States No. 798,936, issued September 5, 1905, to the Wasson Stanchion Company, as assignee of ourselves.

The object of our invention is the provision of a convenient apparatus of this character by which the head and footpieces of the stanchion can be readily squared and placed at the proper distance apart and by which the members of the head-piece can be firmly clamped against one another preparatory to being secured together by the usual bolts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a top plan view of the apparatus, showing the parts of a stanchion assembled and clamped therein preparatory to boring the bolt-holes. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof, partly in section, with the upper strip or member of the head-piece of the stanchion omitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section in line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device. Fig. 5 is a transverse section in line' 5, Fig. l. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary transverse section in line 6 6, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Stanchions of the kind adapted to be assembled and squared in this improved apparatus comprise a head-piece A, composed of a pair of parallel bars or strips a d, separated by space-blocks Z) t b2, a foot-piece C, consisting of a solid piece of wood, stanchion-bars D D, between which the neck of the animal is confined, and a brace or truss bar E. The lower end of the stanchion-bar D is secured in a mortise in the foot-piece C, while its upper end is bolted in a mortise formed by the strips a a and the space-blocks b b2, which latter bear against opposite edges of said stanchion-bar, as shown in Fig. 2.

p The stanchion-bar D, which is shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, is free to swing toward and from the fixed stanchion-bar in a oommon manner. This swinging bar is shown only for the purpose of illustrating the principal members of the stanchion and is not one of the members assembled by the apparatus forming the subject of this application.

F indicates a board or plate forming the base of the apparatus and adapted to rest upon a table or other suitable support. (Not shown.) To the upper side of this base, near opposite ends thereof, are rigidly secured a pair of transverse head and foot abutinents or squaring-blocks G G', against thev inner sides. of which the head-piece A and the footpiece C are adapted to bear, respectively. The opposing faces of these squaring-blocks should be in perfect parallelism, as shown.

H is a spring-pressed follower, stop, or holder arranged on the upper side of the base opposite the face of the foot-block G and adapted to bear against the inner side of the foot-piece C of the stanchion, so as to hold the same against said foot-block, as shown in Fig. l. ln the construction shown in'the drawings this follower has a stem h, guided in a perforated lug 7L', rising from the base F, and a spring 7b2 surrounds this stem between the lug and the rear end of' the follower. As shown in Fig. 6, this follower has a reduced portion h3, which is guided in a longitudinal slot h4 in the base and which is confined in the slot by a plate h5 wider than the slot, secured to the reduced portion and bearing against the under side of the base.

l l indicate a pair of spring-pressed followers, stops, or holders arranged opposite the face of the head-block G on opposite sides of the fixed stanchion-bar D and adapted to bear against the inner edges of the strips of the head-piece A for holding the latter squarely against said block. These followers may be identical in construction with the follower H. llVhile we prefer the use of such spring-pressed followers, they may, if desired, be replaced by fixed blocks or stops arranged at the proper distance from the head and foot blocks to snugly receive the head and foot pieces of the stanchion between the opposing blocks.

J is a clamp or holder for retaining the stanchion-bar D, the space-'blocks t b2, land IOO the brace E in their proper relative positions. The clamp shown in the drawings is approximately U-shaped and removably applied to the head-block G. Its inner arm passes horizontally through a transverse opening 7c in said block and 'projects beyond the inner face thereof, as to form a stop which bears against the adjacent end of the inner spaceblock b. The yoke f" of the clamp rests against the outer side of the head-block G, while its outer arm extends across the outer end of said. block and beyond its inner face and is provided opposite the stop-arm jf with a clamping-screw Z, adapted to bear against the outer side of the brace E of the stanchion, 'as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. Upon tightening this screw the space-blocks b b2 are Yfirmly clamped against opposite sides of the stanchion-bar, and the brace E is clamped'against the outer space-block b2, as shown in Fig. 2.

M is a clamping device or holder for retaining the upper strip a of the head-piece in position against the space-blocks Z) blt2 preparatory to boring the bolt-holes in the parts. The preferred clamp shown in the drawings consists of a swiveling standard journaled in the head-block G at or near its middle and having an overhanging arm m, which carries a vertical clamping-screw mf, adapted to bear upon the strip a. By this swiveling construction of the clamp the same can be swung into its normal position over the headpiece of the stanchion, as shown in Fig. l, or turned out of the way, as shown in Fig. 2, to permit the parts to be conveniently assembled in the apparatus.

n is a stop-or plate secured to the near odge of the base F on the inner side of the headblock G 'and against which the lower strip a of the head-piece is adapted to abut, as best shown in Fig. 5.

In the use of the apparatus the stanchionbar D is preferably first secured in the mortise of the foot-piece C by gluing or otherwise. The clamp J is removed from the head-block G, and the swiveling clamp Mis swung aside, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower strip a of the head-piece is then placed on the base F between the head-block G and the spring-pressed followers l l and against the end stop n, after which the foot-piece C is placed upon the base between the foot-block G and the follower H, the stanchion-bar D resting upon said lower strip between the head-followers I F, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The space-blocks I) t b2 and the brace E are next put in place, and the clamp J is applied and its screw Ztightened, thus clamping the stanchion-bar D, brace E, and space-blocks b b in position. Then the top strip a of the head-piece is laid upon the'last-named members and held thereon by the clamp M, as shown in Fig. l. The assembled parts of the stanchion are thus perfectly squared, and the head and'foot pieces A C are properly spaced.l Vhile the parts are clamped in the apparatus in` this manner the necessary holes for the usual'fastening-bolts are bored therein, as shown at o and o, and after performing this operation the bolts are -inserted in the holes, the apparatus is inverted, and the nuts are screwed upon the bolts. The base is provided with openings, one of which is shown at p, Fig. 5, to afford access to the threaded ends of the bolts. The parts being now bolted together, the clamping-screw m is loosened and swung out of the way and the clamp J is loosened and removed from the head-block G, when the stanchion can be removed from the apparatus by simply retracting the followers H, I, and I.

The head-block G is notched at g to receive the surplus or i ortion of the stanchionbar D which is usually .allowed to project beyond the head-piece A and afterward cut ofi iiush with the top of said piece.

in some stanchions the brace E is omitted, and when the apa, aratus is used for assembling the parts of such stanchions the clampingscrew m bears directly against the outer space-block b2.

By the use of this apparatus the head and foot 'pieces of the stanchion are not only rendered parallel or squared perfectly, but they are at the same time properly spaced without requiring any care or skill on the 'part of the workman, thus greatly facilitating the assemblage of the parts.

W e claim as our inventionl. A stanchion assembling apparatus,

comprising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon against which the head and foot pieces of a stanchion are adapted to bear, holding means for said head and foot pieces arranged opposite the bearing-faces of said blocks, and a transverse clamp operating across the face of the head-block? substantially as set forth.

2. A stanchion assembling apparatus, comprising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon against which the head and footpieces of a stanchion are adapted to bear, and clamping means for the assembled members of the head-'piece arranged adjacent to said head-block and operating in planes at an angle to each other, substantially as set forth.

3. .stanchion assembling apparatus; com'lirising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon against which the head and foot pieces of a stanchion are adapted to bear, a clamping device op erating lengthwise of the bearing-face of the head-block, and a second clamping device operating crosswise of said face, substantially as set forth.

4. A stanchion assembling apparatus, comprising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon against which the head and foot pieces of a stanchion are adapted to IOO IIO

' arm arranged to extend across theen wise of the bearing-face thereof, substantially as set forth.

A stanchion assembling apparatus, comprising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon and against which the head and foot A.:ieces of a stanchion are ada'A -ted to abut, and a removable clamp having a stok;- arm passing through a transverse o'ening of said head-block and arranged to bear against the inner space-block of the head- ',iiece of the stanchion and having a second d of the head-block and carrying a clamfif, ingscrew arranged opg osite said stole-arm, substantially as set forth.

7; A stanchion assembling apparatus, comi-rrising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon and against which the head and foot 'pieces of a stanchion are adarted to abut, followers arranged op',F osite said blocks for holding the head and foot pieces against the same, a clamp for holding the si; aceblocls of said head-piece against the edges of the stanchion-bar, and a secondy clamp comprising a base,

mounted onsaid head-block and arranged to clamp the strips and space-blocks of the head-piece together, substantially as set forth.

8. A stanohion assembling apparatus, comprising a base, head and foot blocks mounted thereon and against which the head and foot pieces of a stanchion are adapted to abut, followers arranged opposite said blocks for holding the head and foot pieces against the same, said head-block having a transverse o'iening, an approximately U-sha'ped clamp having one of its arms passed through said opening to form a stop and having its other arm provided with a clam';ing-sorew arranged o'glzosite said Stor-arm, a swiveling standard journaled on said head-block and having an overhanging arm, and a clam ingscrew carried by the last-named arm, substantially as set forth.

9. A stanchion assembling apparatus, s'gaced head and foot blocks mounted thereon, a stop mounted on the base at one end of the head-block, and clamging devices arranged adjacent to said head-block and o'lcerating in 'planes at an angle to each other, substantially as set forth.

Witness our hands this th day of October, 1906.

CHARLES W. VWASSON. JUDD HUTCHINGS.

Wvitnesses A. E. THOMPSON, H. C. MORGAN. 

